FIL European Luge Championships 1956
The FIL European Luge Championships 1956 took place in Imst, Austria under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT - International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation in {{in lang|fr}}) under their "Section de Luge". It would be the last championship under the FIBT until the formation of the International Luge Federation (FIL) the following year.
Men's singles
| class="wikitable"
! Medal ! Athlete ! Time |
| bgcolor="gold" | Gold
|{{flagathlete|Josef Isser|AUT}} | |
| bgcolor="silver" | Silver
|{{flagathlete|Hans Krausner|AUT}} | |
| bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze
|{{flagathlete|Erich Raffl|AUT}} | |
Women's singles
| class="wikitable"
! Medal ! Athlete ! Time |
| bgcolor="gold" | Gold
|{{flagathlete|Elly Lieber|AUT}} | |
| bgcolor="silver" | Silver
|{{flagathlete|Maria Isser|AUT}} | |
| bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze
|{{flagathlete|Lotte Scheimpflug|ITA}} | |
Lieber ends Isser's European championship reign at this event.
Men's doubles
| class="wikitable"
! Medal ! Athlete ! Time |
| bgcolor="gold" | Gold
|{{AUT}} (Wilhelm Leimgruber, Josef Unterfrauner) | |
| bgcolor="silver" | Silver
|{{AUT}} (Erich Raffl, Stefan Schöpf) | |
| bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze
|{{AUT}} (Josef Thaler, Luis Posch) | |
Medal table
{{Medals table
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| gold_AUT = 3 | silver_AUT = 3 | bronze_AUT = 2
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References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061115212512/http://sports123.com/lug/me-d.html Men's doubles European champions]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061115212520/http://sports123.com/lug/me-s.html Men's singles European champions]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061115212455/http://sports123.com/lug/we-s.html Women's singles European champions]
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